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  • 21Tick — Tick: Der ugs. Ausdruck für »wunderliche Eigenart, Schrulle; Fimmel, Stich« wurde im 18. Jh. aus gleichbed. frz. tic entlehnt. Die weitere Herkunft von frz. tic ist nicht geklärt …

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  • 22tick|er — «TIHK uhr», noun. 1. a person or thing that ticks. 2. a telegraphic instrument that prints market reports or news on a paper tape; stock ticker. 3. Slang. a watch or clock. 4. Slang, Figurative. the heart …

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  • 23tick|ey — «TIHK ee», noun, plural eys. (in South Africa) a threepenny piece; threepence. Also, ticky …

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  • 24tick by — ˌtick aˈway/ˈby/ˈpast derived (of time) to pass • I had to get to the airport by two, and the minutes were ticking away. Main entry: ↑tickderived …

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  • 25Tick — For other uses, see Tick (disambiguation). Ticks Adult deer tick, Ixodes scapularis Scientific classification Kingdom …

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  • 26tick — blue·tick; fairn·tick·le; fern·tick·le; na·tick; pol·i·tick; pol·i·tick·er; tick; tick·en; tick·er·man; tick·et·er; tick·et·less; tick·ey; tick·i·ci·dal; tick·i·cide; tick·len·burg; tick·ler; tick·ly; tick·tack·toe; tick·tick; tick·tick;… …

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  • 27tick — The smallest allowable increment of price movement for a contract. Chicago Board of Trade glossary The minimum allowable price fluctuation (up or down) for a futures contract. Different contracts have different size ticks. Ticks can be stated in… …

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  • 28Tick — Refers to the minimum change in price a security can have, either up or down. Related: point. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. tick tick 1 [tɪk] noun [countable] 1. a mark that you put next to an answer to show that it is correct… …

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  • 29tick — [[t]tɪ̱k[/t]] ticks, ticking, ticked 1) N COUNT A tick is a written mark like a V. It is used to show that something is correct or has been selected or dealt with. [mainly BRIT] His exercise books were full of well deserved red ticks... Place a… …

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  • 30tick — tick1 [tık] n [Sense: 1,3 5; Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Origin unknown.] [Sense: 2; Origin: Old English ticia] 1.) BrE a mark written next to an answer, something on a list etc, to show that it is correct or has been dealt with American Equivalent …

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